What type of government is in power in Nepal?
Nepal has been a federal democratic republic since the abolition of the monarchy on May 28, 2008. The country operates under the 2015 Constitution, which establishes a federation of 7 provinces, each with its own assembly and provincial government.
Federal Parliamentary Republic
Since the abolition of the monarchy on 28 May 2008, Nepal has become a federal parliamentary republic. This historic transformation ended more than two centuries of monarchy.
Constitution and Federal Structure
The final Constitution adopted in 2015 (replacing the provisional Constitution of 2007) establishes Nepal as "An independent, indivisible, sovereign, secular and democratic republic". This Constitution organizes the country into a federation of 7 provinces, each with its own assembly and provincial government.
Key Points
The transition to a republic was made by democratic vote: 560 members of the Constituent Assembly voted for this transformation in 2007, with only 4 votes against. Nepal is also an officially secular state since this change of regime.